Transportation
In Montreal, a Transit Idea Heats Up a Mayoral Race
A proposed “Pink Line” would connect some of the poorer and more densely populated areas to downtown. The incumbent mayor is shrugging off his opposition’s idea.
A Montreal political party vying for mayoralty in the upcoming November 5 election is promising a badly needed extension of the city’s rapid transit system.
Led by Valérie Plante, Projet Montréal’s candidate for mayor this year, the party has campaigned on a left-leaning, pro-transit, pro-housing, and anti-pit bull ban platform. The party is presently locked in a close race for control of the city with incumbent mayoral candidate Denis Coderre.